Epistulae VI 20 9-10

1a	Praetereā praetereā: furthermore, besides	Main Clause Begins
2	mare mare, maris, n.: sea in in (with acc.): into, onto sē —, suī, sibi, sē, sē: himself, herself, itself, themselves resorbērī resorbeō, -ēre: to suck back et et: and, both tremōre tremor, tremōris, m.: quaking, tremor terrae terra, terrae, f.: earth, land, ground quasi quasi: as it were, so to speak repellī repellō, -ere, reppulī, repulsus: to drive back	Indirect Statement
1b	vidēbāmus. videō, -ēre, vīdī, vīsus: to see	Main Clause Concludes
1a	Certē certē: certainly prōcesserat prōcēdō, -ere, prōcessī, prōcessūrus: to come forth, advance lītus, lītus, lītoris, n.: shore	Main Clause Begins
1b	multa multus, -a, -um: much; (pl.) many que -que: and, both animālia animal, animālis, n.: animal maris mare, maris, n.: sea siccīs siccus, -a, -um: dry harēnīs harēna, harēnae, f.: sand; beach dētinēbat. dētineō, -ēre, -uī, dētentus: to keep back, detain	Main Clause Concludes
1a	Ab ā, ab (with abl.): (away) from; by alterō alter, altera, alterum: other, another latere latus, lateris, n.: side nūbēs nūbēs, nūbis, f.: cloud ātra āter, ātra, ātrum: black, dark et et: and, both horrenda, horrendus, -a, -um: dreadful	First Main Clause Begins
2	igneī igneus, -a, -um: fiery, burning spīritūs spīritus, spīritūs, m.: breath; wind, breeze tortīs torqueō, -ēre, torsī, tortus: to twist vibrātīs vibrātus, -a, -um: waving, shaking que -que: and, both discursibus discursus, discursūs, m.: dispersal rupta, rumpō, -ere, rūpī, ruptus: to break, burst	Participial Phrase
1b	in in (with acc.): into, onto longās longus, -a, -um: long flammārum flamma, flammae, f.: flame figūrās figūra, figūrae, f.: shape, form dehīscēbat; dehīscō, -ere, dehīvī: to split open	First Main Clause Concludes
1c	fulguribus fulgur, fulguris, n.: lightning illae ille, illa, illud: that; he, she, it et et: and, both similēs similis, -e: similar et et: and, both maiōrēs magnus, -a, -um: big, great erant. sum, esse, fuī, futūrus: to be	Second Main Clause
1a	Tum tum: then, at that time vērō vērō: truly, really īdem īdem, eadem, idem: the same ille ille, illa, illud: that; he, she, it ex ē, ex (with abl.): out of, from Hispāniā Hispānia, Hispāniae, f.: Spain amīcus amīcus, amīcī, m.: friend ācrius ācriter: fiercely et et: and, both īnstantius īnstanter: urgently	First Main Clause Begins
2a	"Sī sī: if frāter" frāter, frātris, m.: brother	First Quoted Conditional Clause Begins (vīvit supplied from 2c)
1b	inquit inquam, —, inquiī: to say	First Main Clause Concludes
2b	"tuus, tuus, -a, -um: your (s.)	First Quoted Conditional Clause Continues
2c	tuus tuus, -a, -um: your (s.) avunculus avunculus, avunculī, m.: (maternal) uncle vīvit, vīvō, -ere, vīxī, vīctūrus: to live	First Quoted Conditional Clause Concludes
1c	vult volō, velle, voluī: to wish, want esse sum, esse, fuī, futūrus: to be vōs vōs, vestrum, vōbīs, vōs, vōbīs: you (pl.) salvōs; salvus, -a, -um: safe	First Quoted Main Clause
3	sī sī: if periit, pereō, perīre, periī, peritūrus: to perish	Second Quoted Conditional Clause
1d	superstitēs superstes, superstitis (gen.): surviving voluit. volō, velle, voluī: to wish, want	Second Quoted Main Clause (esse vōs supplied from 1c)
1	Proinde proinde: accordingly, likewise quid quid (adv.): why cessātis cessō, -āre, -āvī, -ātūrus: to hesitate, be slow ēvādere?" ēvādō, -ere, ēvāsī, ēvāsus: to escape	Third Quoted Main Clause
1	Respondimus respondeō, -ēre, respondī, respōnsus: to reply, answer, respond	Main Clause
2	nōn nōn: not commissūrōs committō, -ere, commīsī, commissus: to bring it about nōs nōs, nostrum, nōbīs, nōs, nōbīs: we, us	Indirect Statement (commissūrōs = commissūrōs esse)
3	ut ut (with subj.): so that, that, to... dē dē (with abl.): (down) from; about salūte salūs, salūtis, f.: well-being, safety, health illīus ille, illa, illud: that; he, she, it incertī incertus, -a, -um: doubtful, uncertain nostrae noster, nostra, nostrum: our cōnsulerēmus. cōnsulō, -ere, cōnsuluī, cōnsultus (with dat.): to have regard for, pay attention to	Result Clause (nostrae = nostrae salūtī)